"This September, twelve artist participants from The Color Network’s mentorship program will gather in person for a two-and-a-half-week residency at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts’ newly renovated 54-acre campus in Edgecomb, Maine. Watershed and The Color Network (TCN) are partnering for a third time to host an artist residency focused on mentor-mentee relationship building among artists of color who work in clay. The session will be funded in part by a $35,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)."*
ELIGIBILITY
Any artist who has signed up for the TCN Mentorship program (as a mentor or mentee) by the time their residency application is submitted is eligible to apply, whether or not you have yet been paired with a mentor. Applicants may apply as individuals or mentor-mentee pairs. Applications will be prioritized as follows: Mentor-mentee pairs, Individual Mentors, and Individual Mentees. Priority will be given to applicants who have not yet had the opportunity to participate in a prior TCN + Watershed mentor-mentee residency.
Artists must be comfortable working independently in a clay studio. Formal instruction is not provided at Watershed.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Application is free. Residency fees are covered and each participant will receive a firing allowance. A travel stipend up to $500 USD per person will be provided.
DATES AND DEADLINES
Applications will remain open beginning Saturday, March 30 and will close Tuesday, April 30 at 11:59pm EST. Late applications will not be considered.
11 applicants will be accepted.
The residency will take place at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts from September 4-20, 2024.
CONTACT
For any questions or concerns, please contact The Color Network at thecolornetwork.org@gmail.com.
*For the complete press release, visit Watershed's blog.
For more information about Watershed, visit Watershed's website.
Apply to the Mentorship program as a mentor or mentee here.